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Tsar Alexander II of Russia stood at the crossroads of history—after all, his reign paved the way to the fall of the Romanov empire. And when you look at his scandalous life, it’s no wonder why it ...

The following year, Russia officially began to wage war against the Turks. The driving force was not the state authorities, but the public, which literally forced Tsar Alexander II to fulfill his ...

Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar Edvard Radzinsky, , trans. from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis. . Free Press, $35 (462pp) ISBN 978-0-7432-7332-9 ...

Great-grandson of Czar Alexander II Duke Georgy Yurievich told TASS that this year marks the 200th anniversary of Alexander II's birth. "This is a special year, and my great-grandfather's ...

But on March 13, 1881, that all came to an end. Travelling in his carriage in St Petersburg, Alexander II was assassinated by a band of revolutionaries, an act witnessed first-hand by Alexander III.

Free Press, 480 pp., $35 Edvard Radzinsky’s “Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar” was one of three books President George W. Bush took with him to Texas on summer vacation this year.